A global perspective

Approximately 25 full-time faculty, along with adjunct faculty and graduate assistants, teach elementary, intermediate, and advanced level courses to approximately 2,200 students per semester. Students have access to the departmental Language Learning Center, a state-of-the-art computer, video, and audio laboratory.

We offer programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Navajo, and Spanish. Special offerings include language pedagogy, intensive study courses, Native American language and culture, as well as study abroad and direct exchange programs.

Previous language proficiency credit

If you are already proficient in one of the languages we
offer, check out these options for earning credit and/or skipping introductory
classes: